Known as the honorary Canadian Sake Samurai, Elliot Faber has become Hong Kong’s beverage mastermind behind the success of dining establishments of Yardbird, Ronin and Sunday’s Grocery. Committed to spreading knowledge and an understanding of sake, Elliot co-founded Sake Central in Hong Kong’s PMQ in 2017, as a way to uphold the duties obliged to him as a member of the Japan Sake Brewers Association. Cementing is status as a man of many liquors, his also founded the Sunday’s Distribution and the Kura Collective, both offering beverage distribution solutions featuring a curated selection of wine, sake, and spirits.

In 2015, he co-authored the astounding 420-page book entitled, “Saké: The History, Stories and Craft of Japan’s Artisanal Breweries.” A fixture in the Asian fine dining scene, Eliot can often be found beside renown chiefs giving talks on the art of sake.